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Bill Gates Enrolls His Kids In Khan Academy

Posted by timothy on from the open-course-ware dept.

theodp writes "At some schools, a teaching load of five courses every academic year is considered excessive. But Sal Khan, as an earlier Slashdot post noted, manages to deliver his mini-lectures an average of 70,000 times a day. BusinessWeek reports that Khan Academy has a new fan in Bill Gates, who's been singing and tweeting the praises of the free-as-in-beer website. 'This guy is amazing,' Gates wrote. 'It is awesome how much he has done with very little in the way of resources.' Gates and his 11-year-old son have been soaking up videos, from algebra to biology. And at the Aspen Ideas Festival in front of 2,000 people, Gates gave Khan a shout-out, touting the 'unbelievable' Khan Academy tutorials that 'I've been using with my kids.'"

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  1. khaaan by roman_mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN.

    What do you get if you cross God Father and an economist?

    An offer you can't understand

    I have nothing else :(

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    You can't handle the truth.
    1. Re:khaaan by Joebert · · Score: 5, Funny

      If all of "your material" is constantly getting "taken early", you're not a comedian, you're a clown. Or Carlos Mencia.

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      Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
    2. Re:khaaan by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      All your material are belong to us.

    3. Re:khaaan by CeruleanDragon · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, you get a dead economist. No one crosses the God Father.

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      ad astra per alia porci
  2. Insert Star Trek Quote by alphatel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Using Gates in place of Kirk, make your own cool Star Trek: Wrath of Khan movie quotes! Discuss...

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    When the foot seeks the place of the head, the line is crossed. Know your place. Keep your place. Be a shoe.
    1. Re:Insert Star Trek Quote by Logarhythmic · · Score: 4, Funny

      Steve: I've done far worse than bankrupt you, Gates. I've humiliated you. And I wish to go on humiliating you. I shall leave you as you [kinda wish you could have] left me... marooned for all eternity in the mire of public opinion. Buried alive... buried alive

      Bill: JOOOOOOOOOOBS!

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      "Before criticizing someone, first walk a mile in his shoes. Then, you'll be a mile away... and you'll have his shoes."
  3. Education... by mayberry42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    you Khan believe in!

  4. Gaates by fartrader · · Score: 2, Funny

    GAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTESSSSSSS!

  5. Re:I love LaTeX, but really, now by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now what's optimal?

    All of them dying in a fire? You gotta admit it's at least very, very close.

  6. Re:well written apology for Mr. Gates' behavior by kevinNCSU · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yea, I'm sure Gates is all like: "I'll only donate 10 million dollars to your foundation if you agree to pay me $100 for these 2 copies of Microsoft office and swear a blood oath never to install Open Office." It's the perfect crime!!